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Anay is Green Queen's resident news reporter. Originally from India, he worked as a vegan food writer and editor in London, and is now travelling and reporting from across Asia. He's passionate about coffee, plant-based milk, cooking, eating, veganism, food tech, writing about all that, profiling people, and the Oxford comma.

Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Women’s Health: Ironic Biotech Fermented Plant Protein Absorbs Iron Way Better Than Supplements

Anay Mridul Sep 17, 2025

A new study by Sweden's Ironic Biotech shows that its precision-fermented heme protein absorbs iron 65 times better than lactoferrin, and at comparable levels to red meat. In a welcome development for the supplement industry and…
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Vegan Dining

Plant-Based Push Helps World’s Largest Caterer Serve Up Healthier Food

Anay Mridul Sep 17, 2025

Compass Group is increasing the use of vegetables, beans and lentils amid its push to make 40% of its UK and Ireland menus plant-based, a goal that has led to healthier meals at its sites. The world's largest catering company's bet on…
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Funding News

Exclusive: Summ Ingredients Nabs $2M to Transform Plant-Based Food with Fermented Proteins

Anay Mridul Sep 16, 2025

Danish startup Summ Ingredients (formerly Nutrumami) has secured €1.7M ($2M) in funding to bring its multifunctional fermented protein FermiPro to market. Having spent years in the fine-dining space as a culinary director and…
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Climate Change

Äio Eyes 2025 Cosmetics Launch for Yeast-Based Palm Oil Substitute After Production Milestone

Anay Mridul Sep 16, 2025

Estonian startup Äio has produced the first tonne of its yeast-derived palm oil alternative and plans to roll out its first cosmetic ingredient by year-end. Taking a big step towards commercialisation, Tallinn-based biotech firm Äio has…
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Alt Dairy

BLG Might Be the Best Protein for Muscle & Metabolic Health. How We Produce It Must Change

Anay Mridul Sep 16, 2025

Scientists say beta-lactoglobulin, the most abundant whey protein in dairy, outperforms all other forms of whey and casein. But tapping into precision fermentation is crucial to unlocking its true potential. It's impossible to ignore…
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Alt Protein

Belgium’s Supermarkets Are the Latest to Champion Blended Meat

Anay Mridul Sep 16, 2025

Belgium's largest supermarket chain, Colruyt Group, has introduced a new blended beef mince product, following similar launches from Lidl, Albert Heijn and Aldi this year. Europe's retailers are betting the farm on blended meat. …
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Alt Protein

Iconic Indian Fast-Food Chain Haldiram’s Adds Plant-Based Meat to Menu

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2025

Haldiram's, one of India's largest food companies, has teamed up with plant protein player GoodDot to put its soy-based meat alternative on its menu. One of India's most popular restaurant chains is embracing plant proteins, opening up…
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Alt Protein

Something for Everyone: UK Plant-Based Firm This Expands Meat Alternative & Whole-Food Lines

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2025

British vegan startup This has added a deli meat SKU while expanding the whole-food-championing This is Super Superfood line it launched earlier this year. As sales of plant-based meat continue to weaken, some of the industry's leading…
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Alt Protein

Meala Targets Egg Crisis with One-Ingredient Pea Protein Replacer

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2025

Israeli startup Meala has debuted a pea protein powder that can replicate the multifunctionality of eggs in baked goods, offering a solution to the avian-flu-induced crisis. With egg prices reaching an all-time high in the US and a…
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Eco Packaging

Green Packaging: Xampla Raises $14M Series A To Replace 10 Billion Single-Use Plastics

Anay Mridul Sep 15, 2025

UK startup Xampla has secured $14M in Series A funding to scale up its plant-based alternative to single-use plastic packaging. Xampla, a British startup known for its bio-based, plant-derived materials for sustainable packaging, has…
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Alt Fats

Derived from Waste, Clean Food Group’s Yeast Oil Gets Cosmetics Approval in US & Europe

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2025

UK startup Clean Food Group has secured regulatory approval to use its sustainable yeast-derived oil as a cosmetic ingredient in the US and Europe. In a major milestone for the sustainable fats space, British food tech firm Clean Food…
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Funding News

Canada Invests in $24M Project to Create Fava Bean & Mycelium Protein Ingredients

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2025

Protein Industries Canada has contributed to a C$32.5M ($24M) project where two local startups will create future-friendly proteins from fava beans and mycelium. The Canadian government is deepening its bet on alternative proteins, with…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Can Blending Koji Protein with Beef Help Flexitarians Eat Less Meat?

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2025

German food tech player Nosh.bio has launched a blended beef mince product, combining meat with its koji protein. As blended meat engulfs Europe's protein sector, one German startup is betting on an ancient fungus to expand the…
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Alt Dairy

Strauss Group Unveils Cow-Free Milk & Cheese with Imagindairy’s Whey Protein

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2025

Strauss Group will launch cow-free milk and cheese using Imagindairy's whey protein in Israel, which is made from microbes via precision fermentation. Israeli food giant Strauss Group has unveiled a new range of dairy products that…
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Cell-Based News

Aleph Farms Sets Sights on Europe with Cultivated Beef Facility in Switzerland

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2025

Israeli food tech pioneer Aleph Farms has struck a deal to produce its cultivated meat in Europe, setting up at The Cultured Hub facility in Kemptthal. As it awaits regulatory approval in Switzerland, Aleph Farms has chosen the canton…
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Cell-Based News

Why Upside Foods & Wildtype Are Suing Texas for Its Cultivated Meat Ban

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2025

A day after Texas's ban on cultivated meat came into force, two food tech startups sued the state for its decision. Their legal team explains why. When Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law to ban cultivated meat in the state,…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Mission Barns Launches Cultivated Pork in World-First Dinner

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2025

Californian startup Mission Barns sold its cultivated pork for the first time at a dinner in San Francisco, with dishes featuring its meatballs and bacon. On Tuesday evening in San Francisco's Sunset District, a small group of diners…
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Alt Protein

Exclusive: Carnéa Pushes Blended Meat Forward With A Michelin-Starred Twist

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Parendi Birdie's Texas startup Carnéa has emerged from stealth with a range of chef-crafted blended meats that beat Tyson's products in taste tests. In 2023, Parendi Birdie left her role at cultivated meat firm Mission Barns to focus on…
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Cell-Based News

Iceland’s ORF Genetics Gets $5.8M to Advance Cultivated Meat via Molecular Farming

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Food tech startup ORF Genetics has raised €5M ($5.8M) in a new funding round to scale up production of specialised proteins key to cultivated meat. Icelandic firm ORF Genetics has secured €5M ($5.8M) in funding to advance and scale up…
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Policy & Regulation

FDA Proposes Rule to End ‘Self-Affirmed’ GRAS in 2026

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration has added a proposed rule to its spring 2026 agenda that would eliminate the current provision of companies self-affirming their ingredients as safe. Following through on health secretary Robert F…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

With New Factory in Sight, Enifer Cleared to Sell Mycoprotein Powder in the US

Anay Mridul Sep 10, 2025

Finnish food tech startup Enifer has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for its Pekilo mycoprotein ingredient in the US, and will begin operating a large factory in Finland next year. To commercialise a modern version of a 20th-century…
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